The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-20
Local aud State Notes.

H. G. Parker, traffic manager w. S. Weed.
general freight agent, and S. B. Sweet division
freight agent. of the Lake Erie & Western, are
to be in the city to-day official business.
Gen. Daniel McCauley, who has recently dis
posed of his interest in the Gedney House. New
York has become member of a construction
company which is to build a road in Virginia.
c. Fl. Crosby has been elected vice-president
and general manager of the United States
Express Company with headquarters at Chica-
go, to take effect on May l. The Office has been
vacant since the death of Henry Kip, in 1882
Who has purchased the con troll of the Chicago
g. Eastern Illinois road is still matter
which there is much speculation. and it would
not be surprise should 1t come out that the
Mackey syndicate had secured control of the
property.
al. g. Cannon is in the city for day or two.
A few weeks ago he was appointed auditor of
the western pools out of Chicago all of which
pass out of existence the first or next month.
leaving Mr. Cannon and several other good rail-
road mon out in the cold
A number of improvements to be made
this season the Terre Haute & Indianapolis
road A new telegraph wire between Indian
apolis and Terre Haute for the roads use is to be
strung. A steel brdgs is to be built over
Eel river at Reelsvie, and new handsome de-
pot bu lit at Greencastle.
The re 40 express messenger who
into a nd out of indianapolis daily. The Adams
express leads. having A runs; the American has
Sc. the United States &C. and the Baltimore q
OHIO f. The express companies employ LOG
and four agents here. and it requires forty
81 K horses to do the local work.
The survey of the extension of the Lake Erie
g. Western road from Bloomington to Peoria
1aas been completed, and the construction will be-
gin next Monday. This company is now filing
mortgage at the county seats along the line to
cover 430 miles of road not to exceed $40, 600 per
mile drawing per cent interest.
The Indiana, Bloomington e. Western con-
tinues to show slight increase in earnings over
the corresponding period of 1856. The first
week of this month the increase was ST., lO5, the
second week 5000. Since Jan. the road has
earned $674. DOL; increase over earnings of the
corresponding period of last year, SOL, COG.
Al the Indianapolis. Decatur &, Springfield
railway shops ten of the belonging to the
Doris Circus Company have been turned out re-
built and repainted, and now ten Woodruff
seeping-cars are in for general overhauling.
Doing this work and the company's own neces-
states working the full complement of men on
4 full time.
/ Yesterday the Vandalia brought in forty car
/ loads of brown granite handsomely finished,
which is to be used in the new depot. This
stone is known as the Syenite granite, and
comes from Granitevllle. Mo. Superintendent
Leach expects that the stone work will be so far
advanced by the middle of next week that the
laying of brick can be commenced.
The Indianapolis, Decatur g. Springfield peo-
pie have perfected arrangements with one of the
Eastern lines to pro-rate with them sea- board
business, much to the relief of Traffic manager
Lazarus, who, veteran railroader says has
] handled this matter in manner which gives
evidence that he has the ability to handle 4, 900
| miles of road as readily as he does 153 miles
NJ. Z. ingalls,, president of the c.. l.. st. l.. g.
| c.. spent few hours In the city yesterday 1t
| being his last visit here before he takes his trip
| across the water. The question OF the com
| pany's building their new shops at this point this
season is left over until his return. By that
| time Mr.. ingalls, saws, 1t will be known what
effect the Interstate law is to have on railroad
earnings.
| The Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati e Indi.
annapolis road earned in March 1891 9l3 an
increase of $92 DOT earnings in the CORE
spending month of 1886. The Louisville, New
| Albany q Chicago earned, last month, $19l .50l;
| increase over earnings of the CORRESPONDING
month of 1856, $50, 56l. The Ohio Southern.
last month, earned SOL. 456 increase over earn
ings of the corresponding month of 1885, $l2, 10.
The inspection of freiehts shipped out from
INDIANAPOLIS began yesterday morning. One of
the first boxes opened contained fine cutlery and
was reported to the road on the receipt book of
the house shipping the goods as containing
iron bolts. Another package which the receipt
book named picture frames in the rough.
contained finely finished picture frames on
which the rate is much higher than on the
rough material.
| The rates which the Southern roads are de.
handing on freight shipped to Southern points
practically excludes shipments of many articles
| -
| on which the rate a few weeks ago to Jackson
vile. Fla. was As cents one hundred pounds,
is now % cents per one hundred pounds, and the
general freight. agents of the Southern lines
show disposition 10 meet the general freight
agents of the Northern roads and adj just matters.
i Report says that TWO or three railroad enter
n prises in. this State have been abandoned on
count of the hardship the law will work
4 upon railroads. AS near can be ascertained
the lines which have been chartered and then
dropped were chartered for buncombe and i,
was never the intention to build them There
is little danger that the building of roads which
are dictated by business wisdom will stop.
Where roads are needed, in this any other
State, the capital will be forthcoming to CON
struct them.
There Is a good deal of feeling over the at
tempt OF the Pennsylvania Company to advance
rates on the Indianapolis q Vncennes road or
several classes of freight which that road han
dies. The effort to advance coal rates was bat
fled by the firm stand the Terre Haute IL In
aianapolis and the Indianapolis & ST Louis
roads took IN the matter. they deciding to lei
the rates rest who're they were. hut On articles